Amelia Staker has waited for a year to meet her internet sweetheart, John Quincy. Now he has flown all the way across the country, just to spend two weeks together and they have every moment planned. Eat dinner, make love, sleep, have sex, breakfast, walk on the beach, back to bed. But a stuck elevator may put a crimp in their romantic plans, unless she and John can think of a way to make use of their time, while waiting for the repair crew to arrive.A stuck elevator with no lights ...

Almost half the Australian population will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime yet it is still difficult to find the right treatment and stay well. Kate Richards is well positioned to ask the hard questions about our mental health system. She experienced episodes of depression and psychosis well into her adult life and is a trained doctor.Kate argues for empowering patients and their families to be active members of treatment teams. She challenges the common be...

A fascinating view of prisons in the early years of the Twentieth Century.Carrie Katherine "Kate" Richards was born March 26, 1876 in Ottawa County, Kansas. Her father, Andrew Richards (c. 1846-1916), was the son of slave-owners who had come to hate the institution, enlisting as a bugler and drummer boy in the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Following conclusion of the war he had married his childhood sweetheart and moved to the western Kansas frontier,...

Aboard the Pirate Lady, Clara's Christmas is not looking too merry. She tries to lift her spirits with a little holiday baking, but until tattooed rocker, Hot Jack Slick, traveling incognito, arrives on the scene, it looks like Clara's not going to find any spirit in her holidays.Jack is about to find out that this is one lady pirate who isn't impressed by fame and fortune, and never dates guys in bands. It's going to take Santa Claus and all his helpers to help Jack break the ice ...

Anna Palladino dreams of independence from her over-protective but loving family. Her fantasies, gained from erotic novels, show her possibilities she doesn’t believe extend to real life. Her limited experience in the bedroom has confirmed her low expectations.Edward Masters is ready to give up his own fantasy life if that’s what it takes to have the home and family of his dreams. He has set his sights on a sweet, innocent woman who works for his friend and client Randolph Marks. M...

Julie, accidental virgin, has waited longer than she ever planned to lose her virginity and join everyone else she knows in dating reality. Embarrassed at her plight, she has made arrangements with 1NightStand.com to meet with a handsome stranger for one night of no commitment required sexuality, without having to admit she'd never made love before.Mark is the one single guy left in his group of friends. As such, he is known for the bevy of lovelies he dates, and his stories of wil...

Christmas Eve is finally here and Nicholas Castillo's staff has trimmed the trees and decked the halls for the Gala. All is in readiness and even Kathryn, the pilot who is responsible for ferrying in Madame's Eve's 1Night Stand guests to the remote hotel in Castle Alaska has hung up her wings for the holiday. Even better, she's Nicholas's date for the evening.Because she lost a bet. But he'll take a date with her any way he can get it because Nick has hopes that the Christmas spiri...

Lauren is in trouble. Only the adoption agency lady knows the heartbreaking decision she's making. But every baby deserves a father and Lauren's ex isn't stepping up to the plate. Without a dad for her child, Lauren doesn't feel she can give her baby what he or she deserves. When her mother sends her to the Castillo resort in Castle, Alaska to help with a holiday celebration, Lauren jumps at the chance to forget her worries.Jorell's career is soaring. In charge of development for t...

For Barry, the opportunity to help build the newest Las Vegas resort, the BDSM-focused Carnivore Club, offers the chance to put aside two years of longing for the sub who ran away. In the glittering city in the desert, he could make a new start and a new life. The gift of a 1Night Stand from his mysterious partner in the endeavor.Lily’s fears drove her away from the man of her dreams. In fact, she ran all the way home to learn her mother had been diagnosed with cancer and needed he...

Terci’s success as a BDSM romance author is not mirrored in her relationships. Maybe what she wants is what she writes. And maybe Madame Eve can give her a night to find out if that’s true with the Domme of her dreams.Author Mariana Martin, aka Mistress K, has received a 1Night Stand as a gift from her agent, but she fears a convention might not be the best place to play. She keeps her life as a Domme separate from her public career. What if her secret is exposed? But she can’t say...

Honey’s worried about her marriage. She fears that although her husband still seeks to make love to her, it’s only hurried morning sex and perhaps the magic is gone from their relationship. After all, she’s no longer dressed to the nines every day, but as a telecommuting, stay-at-home mom, she is lucky to get dressed at all some days.In a desperate bid to do something to liven up their bedroom, she consults her friends and when they provide little help, she joins busymoms.com where...

Winner of the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2014 nonfiction prize. Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2013 nonficiton prize.It's not every day you get to admit you're mad.The thing with psychosis is that when I'm sick I believe the delusional stuff to the same degree that you might know the sky is above and the earth below. And if someone were to say to me that the delusional thinking is, in fact, delusional, well that's the same as if ...